A flagship smartphone of local handset maker Walton has hit country’s tech market. The ‘Primo X5’, the first ‘Made in Bangladesh’ device with 6 gigabytes of RAM, is available for purchase at all Walton Plaza, brand and retail outlets and Grameen...
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2G, 3G and 4G internet connections for mobile phone were restored as the services had been suspended in several phases on the day (December 30, 2018) before the 11th national elections.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) directed the mobile operating companies to resume the connections at 10:30am Tuesday (Jan 1).
BTRC Senior Ass...
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Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) shut down mobile internet around 10:50pm Saturday night.
The decision came several hours after the telecom regulator shut down 3G and 4G services.
The move has been taken to “curb the spread of rumors” during the election, said a BTRC spokesperson requesting anonymi...
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Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained eight people for spreading rumor on social media over Sunday’s national election.
They were detai...
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Bangladesh Bank (BB) instructed all commercial banks to ensure uninterrupted ATM and mobile banking services during holiday for upcoming national election.
BB Payment Systems Department General Manager Lila Rashid on Thursday (Dec 27) sent a circular to the chief executive officers of all the banks.
The notification direc...
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Voters will exercise their franchise in a straw polls on Thursday (Dec 27), only in the six constituencies where Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) to be used in the 11th parliamentary elections.
The voting will continue from 10am to 4pm.
Election Commission (EC) sources confirmed the decision Wednesday (Dec 26).
Th...
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The year 2018 saw governments around the world utilising information and communications technology, as well as other means, to improve quality of life.
From stopping child trafficking to mapping...
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Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) of APEX ICT Trade Association-Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) has been held. On 19 December (Wednesday) evening the EGM took place at Lakeshore Hotel, Dhaka.
The EGM took place to amend existing laws at BASIS Constitution regarding BASIS Membership, Membership Criteria, Membership Pr...
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